Codes, Compliance & Specifications: Guides and How-Tos
Fire door, accessibility and specification rules decide which hardware is allowed on an opening. These 33 guides cover fire door inspection and NFPA 80, ADA, UL, ANSI and BHMA standards, specification writing, and healthcare and school projects.
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Code and standards
ICC A117.1 Accessible Door Hardware: What the Standard Actually Requires at Every Opening
Code and standards
NFPA 105 Smoke Door Assemblies: What the Standard Actually Requires at Each Opening
Code and standards
What CSI MasterFormat Section 087100 Actually Controls (And Where Hardware Specs Break Down)
Code and standards
Fire Door Inspector Certification: What the FDAI Credential Actually Requires and Why It Changes Your Inspection Walk
Explainer
Anti-Ligature Hardware for Behavioral Health Units: What the Opening Schedule Has to Get Right
How-to
How to Prepare for a Fire Door Inspection: The Ultimate Compliance Checklist
All 33 guides, by type
1 Buying and specification guides1 How-to and installation19 Codes, standards and compliance12 Explainers
Buying and specification guides
1 guides- Shop Drawing Review for Door Hardware: What Gets Caught Before the Order ShipsSpecification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) · Jul 22, 2026
How-to and installation
1 guides- How to Prepare for a Fire Door Inspection: The Ultimate Compliance ChecklistFire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Jan 14, 2026
Codes, standards and compliance
19 guides- ICC A117.1 Accessible Door Hardware: What the Standard Actually Requires at Every OpeningADA & Accessibility · Aug 1, 2026
- NFPA 105 Smoke Door Assemblies: What the Standard Actually Requires at Each OpeningStandards: UL, ANSI, BHMA, NFPA · Sep 18, 2026
- What CSI MasterFormat Section 087100 Actually Controls (And Where Hardware Specs Break Down)Specification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) · Aug 14, 2026
- Fire Door Inspector Certification: What the FDAI Credential Actually Requires and Why It Changes Your Inspection WalkFire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Jul 7, 2026
- What Section 087100 Actually Requires: A Practical Guide to Writing Door Hardware Specs That Hold UpSpecification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) · Sep 30, 2026
- No Grasping, No Pinching, No Twisting: How to Specify ADA-Compliant Door Hardware Operability Across Every Opening TypeADA & Accessibility · Oct 2, 2026
- ADA 2010 Door Hardware Compliance: The Specs That Actually Get Missed in the FieldADA & Accessibility · Aug 17, 2026
- NFPA 80 Fire Door Inspection: The 13-Point Annual Checklist Every Facility NeedsFire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Sep 6, 2026
- Sourcing Door Hardware for Historic Restoration: Period Accuracy, Modern Code, and What to SpecifyFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 20, 2026
- 2010 ADA Standards for Doors: What Every Hardware Specifier Needs to Know at the Opening LevelADA & Accessibility · Oct 1, 2026
- Fire Door Inspector Certification: What It Covers, Who Needs It, and How the Process WorksFire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Sep 25, 2026
- Why a Passage Latchset Fails the Fire Door Inspection: The Four Gaps Most Facilities MissFire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Jul 30, 2026
- Fire Door Annual Inspection: Why Hinges Fail the Walk-Through (And What to Do Before the Inspector Arrives)Fire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 · Aug 23, 2026
- OSHPD Healthcare Projects and Door Hardware: What Changes When California Oversight Is in the RoomFacility Types & Special Projects · Sep 22, 2026
- Door Hardware on OSHPD Projects: What Gets Missed Before the Inspector Walks the FloorFacility Types & Special Projects · Jun 25, 2026
- What Section 081100 Actually Requires From Your Steel Door Spec Before the Shop Drawings Come Back WrongSpecification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) · Jun 30, 2026
- ADA-Compliant Door Hardware: What Facility Managers Need to KnowADA & Accessibility · Apr 18, 2026
- ADA Reach Ranges for Door Hardware: What the Numbers Mean and Where They Come FromADA & Accessibility · Sep 11, 2026
- ADA Reach Ranges for Hardware Placement: The Numbers That Drive Every Mounting DecisionADA & Accessibility · Oct 8, 2026
Explainers
12 guides- Anti-Ligature Hardware for Behavioral Health Units: What the Opening Schedule Has to Get RightFacility Types & Special Projects · Aug 15, 2026
- What Every Patient Room Door Opening Actually Needs: A Hardware Specification Guide for Hospital ConstructionFacility Types & Special Projects · Aug 30, 2026
- Managing Access Across Every Door in a Multi-Family Building: What the Hardware Schedule Has to Get RightSpecification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) · Jun 27, 2026
- Paddle Handle Locksets in Hospital Settings: What Every Specifier and Facilities Team Needs to KnowFacility Types & Special Projects · Aug 19, 2026
- Antimicrobial Door Hardware Finishes: What They Are, Where They Belong, and How to Spec Them RightFacility Types & Special Projects · Jun 30, 2026
- Anti-Ligature Door HardwareFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 26, 2024
- K-12 School Hardware Specification Basics: What Every Opening Needs Before the Schedule ShipsFacility Types & Special Projects · Sep 11, 2026
- Outswinging Door Security SuggestionsFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 26, 2024
- Finding Solid Security for Commercial BuildingsFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 26, 2024
- Patient Room Door Hardware in Behavioral Health and Acute Care: What Makes These Openings DifferentFacility Types & Special Projects · Oct 16, 2026
- Hospitals and Door HardwareFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 26, 2024
- Emergency Rescue Door HardwareFacility Types & Special Projects · Jul 26, 2024
In this topic
- Facility Types & Special Projects (14)
- ADA & Accessibility (7)
- Fire Door Inspection & NFPA 80 (6)
- Specification Writing (CSI/MasterFormat) (5)
- Standards: UL, ANSI, BHMA, NFPA (1)
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